Category: music

Garden Trail, All Day, Various locationsTake a trip around the secret corners and open spaces of Larkhall. Details in programme

Festival Boules “Rose &Crown Trophy”, All day, Alice Park
Fun, friendly competition. Teams of 3-5 can enter. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Spare boules sets available to buy or hire on the day. Organised by the Bath League de Petanque

Party in Park, 2 – 8 pm, Alice ParkMusic and food in the Park. Bring a picnic and chill in the sunshine – we hope…

Art Trail & Exhibition, 12 – 5 pm, around Larkhall and the Small Hall, New Oriel HallTalented local artists and craftspeople open their homes and studios. See centre spread for details. Exhibition also in Small Hall, New Oriel Hall

Window Dressing, around Larkhall Look out for displays in local shops. To mark the 50th Anniversary of the release of the iconic Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper album, this year’s theme is The Beatles, 1960s, flower power – plenty of scope for our imaginative shopkeepers.

Treasure Hunt, All weekend, around Larkhall
Ever popular, we have been busy knitting and crocheting items with a Beatles/1960s theme. They are hidden in the windows of participating shops. Pick up a leaflet from New Oriel Hall.

Great Larkhall Bake-Off, 2 – 5 pm, New Oriel Hall
Drop your baked item off at New Oriel Hall between 12 – 1 pm, and you could be Larkhall’s answer to Mary Berry! We are pleased to announce that Jane Middleton has agreed to judge the bake-off. Jane is a cookery editor and writer who has worked with authors such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Paul Hollywood, Nigel Slater and Yotam Ottolenghi. She reviewed for national restaurant guides for many years and appeared as a regional judge alongside Matthew Fort on The Great British Menu.

Open House, St Saviours Church, 10am – 4pm Open House at St Saviour’s Church with Fairtrade Cafe 10am – 2pm. Children’s art and craft 11 am – 2 pm plus Banner Making – come and sew together. There will also be Tower Tours of St Saviour’s from 10.30am to 4.00pm

Art competition, 11 am – 3 pm, St Marks School main hall
Taking this year’s Festival theme of the 1960s, St Mark’s School have organised an art competition for all pupils in the Valley Schools to explore this era through art and create their own unique version of Sixties inspired artwork. There will be a range of free art and crafts workshops for kids including making hats for the parade. Resources and entry forms are available to download from their website: http://www.st-marks.org.uk/2017/02/larkhall-festival-art-competition/

Ramshackle Orchestra – A Tribute to Nina Trott, 8.30 – 9 pm, New Oriel Hall Multi-generational, multi-instrumental Ramshackle Orchestra was created by violin teacher and arranger Nina Trott, who sadly died last year. It has an eclectic repertoire of Celtic folk, gypsy tunes, Klezmer laments, and airs from as far as Hungary and Transylvania.

The Big 10”, 9 – 11.00 pm, New Oriel Hall
A great high-energy Rhythm & Blues band – get down and dirty on the dance floor for a frantic finish to Festival Saturday night!!